Lavender - Using it in my home!

I cleaned the downstairs loo yesterday!
Donned my rubber gloves and gave it a scrub. This is the loo that folk tend to use if they come for lunch or supper. The ‘guest’s loo’ if you like.

I also spent some time out in the garden harvesting the lavender. It’s that time of year. The lavender has flowered and if yours is anything like mine it will be looking a lot drier now. Still just as fragrant and that’s the thing that’s most perfect about this particular plant. It flowers and attracts the bees all summer long and even though it’s now a little tired it’s still prepared to be just as smelly for when you gather it in your arms and bring it indoors for the onset of the colder months.

The downstairs loo is a small room. Which means that having picked two chunky bunches of lavender yesterday the room now smells absolutely delicious. Which is how you WANT the guest loo to smell. No?

I packed the lavender in to an enamel jug and a utility china teapot - no water needed. Soft muted colours in a bathroom that I’m keen to keep rather ‘French Country-ish’ in its style.

Long gone are the days of associating the smell of lavender with old ladies knicker drawers. Nature has given us lavender to bring in to our homes as a reminder of the long summer months as the days get shorter.

And just as the smell starts to fade?…..well, by that time the new crop will just be awakening.

Perfick!

Just a little note on harvesting lavender -

You’ll probably notice new, tender shoots appearing towards the bottom of the lavender stems. Try not to cut these when picking your bunches. Also, don’t cut right into the woody stems at the bottom as no new growth can be produced from here. New lavender will not grow from the woody part of the stem.

I’ll see you a little later on with some more pictures from my summertime garden here in West Sussex.

Cherry , xo
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